49 entries under expression topic. ×
| sine qua non(noun, idiom, condition, need) | |
| called for(verb, adjective, phrasal verb, essential) | |
| escape clause(idiom, qualification) | |
| fine print(idiom, condition, essential, requirement) | |
| saving clause(idiom, qualification) | |
| small print(condition, essential, requirement, qualification) | |
| academic requirement | |
| clearing the decks | |
| de rigueur(adjective, significant, essential, basic) | |
| incumbent on(adjective, significant, essential, basic) | |
| life or death(idiom, need, essential, basic) | |
| name of game(adjective, idiom, significant, essential) | |
| no alternative(need, essential, requirement, essentiality) | |
| no choice(need, essential, requirement, essentiality) | |
| of the essence(adjective, idiom, essential, necessary) | |
| starting point(theory, guesstimate, premise) | |
| vital part(noun, need, essential, certainty) | |
| anything indispensable | |
| bottom line(noun, condition, essence, basic) | |
| brass tacks(noun, condition, essence, basic) |
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